Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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The Internat ional Touch The Foreign Language Department here at Eastern does much to broaden and enlighten the experience of the increasing numbers of the stu- dent body. The well-qualified staff, headed by Dr. John H. Owens, provides a four-year course in Ger- man, French and Spanish. For French majors, the Foreign Language De- X partment has a program which allows students to spend their junior year studying in France. Span- ish majors are recommended to take advantage of the many summer schools in Mexico and Spain which offer college credit for a summer's Work. The Spanish and French Clubs were very active throughout the year and give a welcome social Jan Oakley listens intently to that foreign tongue English prior to her daily lab session. flair to the classroom activities. This year, the Spring Language Festival for high school students marked its seventeenth year with poetry, songs, and a skit in Spanish by EMU students. 1' Back stage at the Review put on by the Spanish Club, foreign visitors and natives have Q chance to 'ttune up for the big performance. girdle X av l FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT - FRONT B. Mueller, J. Nietog BACK ROW: R. Beuschlein, ROW: J. Bidwell, L. Gohn, A. Miner, M. Wagner, T. Alten, 22 Villegas, J. Owens Cdepartment headb, E. Gibson. 'xx x

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1 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT-FRONT ROW: J. Peters, S. King, A. factmg head of departmentj J Menzel N Maddox THIRD ROW Bensen C Ackerman, M. Miller, B. Iglehart, L. Hoffmang SECOND T Dume E Zale I Schrieber R Pearsall M Foster H Rockwood ROW G Warsinski, R. Staples, D. Casanave, P. McGlynn, J. Virtue English Department Faces New Problems The Department of English Language and Liter- ature has felt the problem of increased enrollment perhaps more than any department in the univer- sity. Since all incoming freshman students are re- quired to take the basic course in composition, the department has nearly doubled in the past year. An attempted solution to this problem was the L plan, initiated by Dr. Hoover H. Jordan, de- partment head. This plan consists of scheduling a three-hour class for one hour on one day and two hours on another, resulting in a full schedule for all available rooms. The L plan has not, however, proven itself as a solution in view of the anticipated 120 sections of English Composition which will be necessary in the Fall of 1965. Dr. Jordan stated that another possible solution will be the lengthen- ing of the school week with classes scheduled every hour throughout the day. The graduate division of the department is an- other example of accelerated growth in number of students. More courses are being offered each se- mester in an attempt to meet the demands of those who are interested in obtaining advanced degrees in English. The tradition of the department is a proud one due to the noteworthy accomplishments of many of its professors. These range from writing books and plays to expert training in the modern field of Linguistics. The Department of English Language and Liter- ature, then, is attempting to meet its obligations in the face of an ever-increasing student population. Dr. Milton Foster introduces his Shakespeare class to Stratford-on-Avon.

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H g A N x, GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT-J. Lounsbury ide- P- Buckholts, H- Wagsfaff, Ji'- partment headj, L. Ogden, J. Sinclair, J. Gallagher, The Geography Department at Eastern Michi- gan University has long been recognized as one of the most outstanding departments in the country. Several nationally known scholars have been asso- ciated with the department over the last six dec- ades. Many of the present department members have traveled to the areas about which they teach. The Geography Department offers courses in weather, conservation, studies of various world areas, geology, studies of climatic regions, and a course in map-making. Dr. Lounsbury, Dr. Dudar, and Dr. Ogden meet with laboratory instructors weekly Left to Right-V. Hammons, Dr. Ogden, M. Miklas, M. Richardson, Dr. Dudar W. Schultz, and Dr. Lounsbury.